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Labor Victory. . .

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Order of the Red Star, excuse broken windshield, Comrade. . .

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A six-part video series on the "Night Witches": Night Witches — Film by Gunilla Bresky.

Another on the aircraft they flew: Night Witches - Polikarpov Po-2.

It's about time.

Meanwhile, fans of the Night Witches can watch Night Swallows. Russian TV Series. Military Drama (With English Subtitles).

Marina Raskova with her daughter, 1939. She later formed the 588th Night Bomber Regiment, known later as the 46th "Taman" Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, of the Soviet Air Forces, the "Night...

On a more contemporary note, no discussion of Russian women would be complete without the inclusion of Oksana Chusovitna, who, at 41 years of age, competed in the 2016 Olympic games in Rio.
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Uzbekistan SSR People’s Artist, 1932, and People’s Artist of the USSR, 1956, Tamara Artemovna Khanum (Тамара Артемовна Ханум), photo circa 1937, wearing her first of five Orders of the Red Banner of...

Polina Denisovna Osipenko (Полина Денисовна Осипенко), Valentina Stepanovna Grizodubova (Валентина Степановна Гризодубова), & Marina Mikhailovna Raskova (Марина Михайловна Раскова), the three...

Tatyana Vladimorovna Zvyagisheva, born 1949, Chemical Worker Trade Union, in 1966, age 26, and 1984, age 35

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Valentina Ivanovna Andriechenko, born 1940, Physician, in 1976, age...

Emilia Semenovna Polishchuk, born 1937, taken from her Labor Union Book. She would have been about 34 in this photograph.

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Her daughter, Galina Vasilievna Polishchuk, in a photograph...

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Valentina Mikhailevna Viyer, Odessa Medical Institute, 1937

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Antonia Mikhailovna Obginnikova, delegate to the 1958 Communist Party Congress, Novgorod

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Olya Borshchenko,...

Post war, 1948 judging by the 30th Anniversary of the Soviet Armed Forces Medal, but also a Bravery Medal, Koenigsberg, Victory over Germany, and his lovely companion; happy to be home.

Anna Pavlovna Mukha, born 1909, pictured here through the years 1938 to 1957.

Although awarded an Order of the Patriotic War in 1st Class, there is no information about this awarding in the...

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https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/documents-non-award-photographs-ids-posters-other-ephemera/junior-lieutenant-medical-service-julia-pavlovna-perova-583615/

"In lasting memory of dear ____ in the days of the Patriotic War.
Remember sometimes your little one loving you
I’m giving you this photo = Lida
____ over the long years, let us not forget our...

You're welcome, Paul.

An esteemed collector colleague shared with me the following observation and quote which I think germane to the topic at hand:

"An author's commentary on his impressions...

Engrossing Night Witches film, in six parts, starting here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-5cVgjJZu4. It's in Russian, but with subtitles.

Enjoyed this film last night. . .

Anna Ivanovana Shorokhova of Tashkent, Uzbekistan through the years; March, 1956 from her Komsomol Book, June, 1956 from her Labor Union Book, she was an interior painter, and finally July, 1974...

Another of Junior Lieutenant Elena Fillipovna Morozovna, this one from her service record. . .

Thanks, Auke!

Junior Lieutenant Elena Fillipovna Morozovna – Case Compiler-Typist, Counterintelligence Section “SMERSH,” 202nd Middle-Don Red Banner Bomber Aviation Division.

More about her in the coming weeks,...

Mariya Klimovna Titova, Sergeant & Surgical Assistant, 167th Independent Medical Surgical Battalion, awarded a Combat Service Medal & Order of the Red Star.

Corporal Elena Vasilyevna Hristoforova (Елена Васильевна Христофорова) was a telephone operator with the 43rd Independent Communications Regiment who was awarded an Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd...

E. T. Ereshenko from her 1927 1st Central Asian State University (Uzbekistan SSR) Identification Book.

Cholponay Rakhimova (Чолпонай Рахимова) from her March 26th, 1940 Komsomol Identification Book. Born 1918, she joined the VLKSM in 1938 at the age of 20. She would have been about that age or a...

Defense of the Soviet Artic

July 21st, 1944, Gomel

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S. D. Vishchtak, Heroine of Socialist Labor & 3 Orders of Lenin!